Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           Thesecondwasofanopiniondirectlycontrary;"totaxthosequalitiesofbodyandmind,forwhichmenchieflyvaluethemselves;theratetobemoreorless,accordingtothedegreesofexcelling;thedecisionwhereofshouldbeleftentirelytotheirownbreast."Thehighesttaxwasuponmenwhoarethegreatestfavouritesoftheothersex,andtheassessments,accordingtothenumberandnatureofthefavourstheyhavereceived;forwhich,theyareallowedtobetheirownvouchers.Wit,valour,andpoliteness,werelikewiseproposedtobelargelytaxed,andcollectedinthesamemanner,byeveryperson’sgivinghisownwordforthequantumofwhathepossessed.Butastohonour,justice,wisdom,andlearning,theyshouldnotbetaxedatall;becausetheyarequalificationsofsosingularakind,thatnomanwilleitherallowtheminhisneighbourorvaluetheminhimself.

           Thewomenwereproposedtobetaxedaccordingtotheirbeautyandskillindressing,whereintheyhadthesameprivilegewiththemen,tobedeterminedbytheirownjudgment.Butconstancy,chastity,goodsense,andgoodnature,werenotrated,becausetheywouldnotbearthechargeofcollecting.

           Tokeepsenatorsintheinterestofthecrown,itwasproposedthatthemembersshouldraffleforemployment;everymanfirsttakinganoath,andgivingsecurity,thathewouldvoteforthecourt,whetherhewonornot;afterwhich,thelosershad,intheirturn,thelibertyofrafflinguponthenextvacancy.

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